Tag Archives: systemic racism

guilty, guilty, guilty

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Sheila Morris

I watched with millions of viewers around the world this afternoon as the judge opened the envelope with the jury’s verdicts in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. … Continue reading →

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black women called “Mayor” from sea to shining sea

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Sheila Morris

A world wide pandemic from an attack by an unseen enemy known as Covid-19,  increasing public protests across the country led by Black Lives Matter against systemic racism in the criminal justice system and other institutions,  police brutality in the … Continue reading →

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from tinkering to transformation: the intersection of equal justice under the law

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Sheila Morris

The United States Supreme Court ruled early yesterday morning that gay and transgender people are protected from workplace discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  I heard the actual Breaking News on my tv as I … Continue reading →

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a moment’s pause from the madness – enjoy!

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Sheila Morris

In the midst of continuing spikes in the coronavirus in our state of South Carolina and yet another senseless killing of a black man by police brutality in our neighboring state of Georgia last night, Pretty and I took the … Continue reading →

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